Ginga (pronounced "Zhinga") is all about the fluidity of movement of a footballer, translated through the rhythm of the body and inspired by sound. Have you got it? Brazilians do. When I was training as a young goalkeeper my coach who had played professionally in South America had taught me Ginga...but I never quite understood what that meant for a goalkeeper being the tally gangly kid I was back then. So what does Ginga entail, and how can it take your game to the next level? Let's take a look.

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More like a dashing bucaneer from a bygone era, there is no denying that David Seaman innovated the art of goalkeeping in his time as England's Number 1. He could be best described as a show stopping, shot stopper and captain extrodinaire for Arsenal. This video resonates some of the best practice goalkeeping techniques any goalkeeper should adopt. Larger than life in goals, Seaman was able to cover his area tremendously well, he had great agility and phenomenal leadership. Another fierce aspect of his game was the steely resolve he instilled throughout his tenure, and his giant ability to cut angles better than an expert sushi chef to an unsuspecting eel (that made sense). This video is a tribute to one of my favorite goalkeepers of all time, ladies and gentleman...David Seaman.

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London town was big noise and a chaotic rush. I had to hide away somewhere, so I climbed off The Tube, trudged through the slippery streets and ducked into Border's near Charing Cross Station and Leicester Square. I sifted dumbly through the thousand and one titles when by chance I came across a stack of books in a box that had either not been packed away on the shelves by a lazy student/employee, or were not too schmick for a cosmopolitan Londoner's eye. I fumbled through the box until I uncovered a gem, the Muscle & Fitness Training Notebook(2003). This handy stack of training notes has served me extremely well through my studies as a fitness instructor and within my own training regimes.

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Unique is obsolete when it comes to goalkeeping. I want you to discard that word from your vocabulary, because it is isolating. Everyone knows that goalkeeping is a unique position, that it has a different training methodology (oh...you did'nt know?), that it is an artform. We focus too much on technique, because of the word "unique" and it's silly. What if we created a new goalkeeper training methodology that focused on the remarkable? Would it enhance your game 150%? I'm certain of it! So why do I think you should train to be a remarkale goalkeeper? Let me guide you through it.

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Bury was frozen, and I was the only thing moving on an early Monday morning a few years back. What I learnt very early growing up as a goalkeeper was that in freezing cold conditions, the less you move...the more you are going to hurt after your training session. It is pivotal to keep moving before, during and after your goalkeeper training in winter conditions and I received a very cool question from one of our readers, so here it goes:

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Did you ever have the feeling that you wanted to go? Still had the feeling that you wanted to stay? A little bit of Jimmy Durante could be just the reason why we stay at the same level of fitness and never excel. My old team mates wanted to get together last night and they had second thoughts as the storm clouds rolled into the city. What is your level of determination?

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Strtength training can be down right scary. Where do you start? What rep ranges do you utilize? The list goes on, and sadly enough there is not one straight answer to that question. Every goalkeepers body is different, and there are no quick fixes, or miracle programs to get you there. The best answer is to keep on moving, and sometimes that can be hard for most trainees, as they start a regime, blast their muscles to oblivion and end up not wanting to continue.  Following is a great question from Tom, regarding strength training the legs:

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Light beer no doubt! Craig Duncan replied to my previous post about super talented goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis and his recent signing with Liverpool in the Premiership. I must admit I like to get kicked in the pants from time to time, and I felt regret at how Craig felt about my post. But, being the stand-up guy that he is, and a talented sports scientist/goalkeeper trainer to boot, Craig gave the following response:

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Thierry Henry has just stepped up to the spot. Buffon waits patiently for the shot to be taken, the crowd grits its teeth in unison sending a jolting crunch through the stadium. Henry strikes the ball, and Buffon has saved the penalty! It was all through the powerful analytics of economics? Yes, it seems the glory and demise of goalkeeping glory can be analyzed through Economics 101. One recent article gave a good insight into the power of economic analysis and game theory to predict the success of goalkeepers in a penalty shoot-out situation. The article suggested the following points:

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The January transfer window has heated up, with new talent being signed in the Premiership. Other goalkeepers are feeling the heat of injury in the Serie A, while still others are being sent home packing. Only goalkeeping can provide this much drama, so let's take a look at some of the stories around the globe making our goalkeeping headline news!

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You don't know Ibby Qureshi. You may not know that he is an aspiring young goalkeeper of Turkish origin, or that he suffered a near debilitating shoulder injury a few short months ago which almost crashed his hopes of playing football in the big leagues. I do know Ibby, and he is a great young lad with awesome determination, who has been given the opportunity to trial with one of the largest clubs in Europe, Galatasaray. Following is  an email that I received  from Ibby:

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